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Community Water System · PWS NV0000226

Imlay Water System

Lovelock, Nevada 89419 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

200
People served
723
EPA violations
16
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 723 drinking-water violations at Imlay Water System, 2% of them health-based - above the Nevada per-system average.

723
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Imlay Water System

Imlay Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 200 residents in Lovelock, Nevada (Pershing County) through 89 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 723 total violations for this system , of which 16 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 685 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2009.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 16 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Nevada, EPA tracks 589 public water systems serving 3,455,285 people, with 56,333 cumulative violations and 6,657 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 95.6 violations. Statewide, 50 of 57 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (87.7%).

Imlay Water System's 723 violations sit above the Nevada average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
200
Total Violations
723
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
89
County
Pershing
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
685
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 2009
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2000
Xylenes, Total MR 12 2000
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 12 2000
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2000
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 12 2000
Carbon tetrachloride MR 12 2000
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 12 2000
Trichloroethylene MR 12 2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 12 2000
Tetrachloroethylene MR 12 2000
CHLOROBENZENE MR 12 2000
Benzene MR 12 2000
Styrene MR 12 2000
Vinyl chloride MR 12 2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2000
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 12 2000
Toluene MR 12 2000
Ethylbenzene MR 12 2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 2000
BHC-GAMMA MR 12 2000
Methoxychlor MR 12 2000
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 12 2000
Aldicarb sulfone MR 12 2000
Carbofuran MR 12 2000
Atrazine MR 12 2000
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 12 2000
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 12 2000

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Imlay Water System.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NV0000226 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Nevada Drinking Water Authority

Nevada's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find NV regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 3100
2007 Radium-226 MR 6 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 4020
2007 Radium-228 MR 6 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 4030
2007 Combined Uranium MR 6 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 4006
2007 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 6 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 4010
2005 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 7000
2004 Chlorine MR 6 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 0999
2004 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 2950
2004 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 2456
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 3100
2000 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 2380
2000 Xylenes, Total MR 12 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 2955
2000 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 12 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 2964
2000 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 2968
2000 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / NV0000226 / 2969

How Imlay Water System Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Imlay Water System Nevada avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 723 95.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 16 11.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 87.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 200 5,866 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 589 regulated public water systems in Nevada.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Imlay Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Imlay Water System (PWS ID: NV0000226) has 723 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Imlay Water System serve? ▼
Imlay Water System serves 200 people in Lovelock, Nevada. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 89 service connections.
What type of violations does Imlay Water System have? ▼
Imlay Water System has 723 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 685 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Imlay Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Imlay Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Imlay Water System use? ▼
Imlay Water System uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.